Hosea

Hosea 12:11

¹¹Is there iniquity in Gilead?

They will surely come to nothing.

Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal?

Indeed, their altars will be heaps of stones

in the furrows of the field.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is there	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
iniquity	אָ֙וֶן֙	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
Gilead	גִּלְעָ֥ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
They will surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
come	הָי֔וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to nothing	שָׁ֣וְא	šāw	Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
Do they sacrifice	זִבֵּ֑חוּ	zib·bê·ḥū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
bulls	שְׁוָרִ֣ים	šə·wā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7794 head of cattle
in Gilgal	בַּגִּלְגָּ֖ל	bag·gil·gāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
Indeed	גַּ֤ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
their altars	מִזְבְּחוֹתָם֙	miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4196 altar
heaps of stones	כְּגַלִּ֔ים	kə·ḡal·lîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H1530 heap, wave, billow
in	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the furrows	תַּלְמֵ֥י	tal·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8525 furrow
of the field	שָׂדָֽי׃	śā·ḏāy	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.